SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 1984
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CHILDREN'S FORTNIGHT ENDS WITH CONCERT
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A GALA CONCERT MARKING THE CLOSE OF THE COLOURFUL +KOWLOON REGION CHILDREN'S FORTNIGHT+ WAS HELD AT THE ACADEMIC HALL TODAY (SUNDAY).
THE FORTNIGHT, THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN HONG KONG, WAS JOINTLY PRESENTED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT AND THE KWUN TONG CHILDREN'S CHORUS, AND SPONSORED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD.
THE PROGRAMME WAS AIMED AT PROMOTING CHILDREN'S CHORAL MUSIC AND DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN CHOIR MEMBERS IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS AS WELL AS ENHANCING A SENSE OF COMMUNITY BELONGING AMONG DISTRICT RESIDENTS.
MUSIC CLASSES, LECTURES, SEMINARS AND FILM SHOWS WERE ALSO HELD DURING THE TWO-WEEK PERIOD.
COMMENTING ON TODAY'S CONCERT, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE MUSIC OFFICE SAID ALTHOUGH SOME OF THE CHILDREN PERFORMED IN A CONCERT HALL FOR THE FIRST TIME, HE WAS IMPRESSED BY THE IR GENERAL PERFORMANCE AND STAGE MANNER.
+MANY OF THESE CHILDREN POSSESS GREAT MUSICAL POTENTIAL AND WITH MORE PROPER TRAINING AND HARD WORK, THEY COULD BE THE MUSIC MAKERS OF TOMORROW, HE ADDED.
A TOTAL OF EIGHT CHILDREN'S CHOIRS FROM VARIOUS DISTRICTS TOOK PART IN TODAY'S CONCERT. THEY WERE HEEP WOH PRIMARY SCHOOL, SHAM SHUI PO CHILDREN'S CHOIR, ST. PHILIP LUTHERAN SCHOOL, YAUMATE I- TSIM SHA TSUI CHILDREN'S CHOIR, HEEP YAN PRIMARY SCHOOL, MARYKNOLL CONVENT SCHOOL AND KWUN TONG CHILDREN'S CHORUS (SENIOR AND INTERMEDIATE).
IN ADDITION, THE SYMPHONIC BAND OF THE MUSIC OFFICE AND THE FAMOUS PRESENTERS OF TVB'S CHILDREN PROGRAMME +430 SPACE SHUTTLE+ BROUGHT EXTRA FUN AND JOY TO THE AUDIENCE AS GUEST PERFORMERS.
TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENT AT KENNEDY ROAD
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KENNEDY ROAD FROM HOUSE NOS 4 TO 20 WILL BE RESTRICTED TO ONE LANE FOR TWO-WAY TRAFFIC FROM 3 AM TO 5 AM ON TUESDAY (JANUARY 31) FOR ROAD WORK.
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